Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-16
The Firemen Gone.

The New Yo,k Veteran Firemen left for
San Francisco v sterday. During the fore
noon they si..i in groups many points OF
interest, took -. F." the Pavilion and STOCK
grounds, and were Entertained by the
Exempts at their handsome hall. just pc
fore noon, when social interchange al the
hall was at its hight, President Anderson
called 10 order and proceeded TO present 10
the Exempts a sheet containing poriraits
of all the officers of the Veterans Assocla-
ton. In behalf of the Exempts, Geo. w.
-Chesley responded in happy vein AT Z
o'clock most of the " Vets gathered at
their train, and after brief rest from fruit
eating and sightseeing, moved over 10
Armory Hall, where the Exempts had al
ready drawn the Agnew double-decKer
Veteran into the street ready to draw 1t
to the depot Cappa's band presently ar
rived, and at 3 o'clock the line was formed
The Exempts manned the ropes OF the
" masheen," and the guests followed II.
The march was out Sixth toJ, to Second,
to the depot. Here three-quarters OF an
hour was spent in saying good-oy ana e4-
changing promises
That it was a Jolly gathering goes
without saying, and red-hot fun prevailed
r. ]. Merkley, of Sacramento, participated
with three of the New Workers IN barn
door liz for the championship, and bay
windows moved about with surprising agll-
ity for some time. but, guevous 10 relaie'
Merk" was the first to weaken. he de-
clared, however, as he subdued two or
three rivers and numerous small creeks
with his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and the SKIRT
of his coat. that his failure was In conse-
auence OF his being out of practice, and 1t
must not be inferred from it that ne knew
l.. 1fh hon nd
The New Workers, he claimed, were IN
practice and were feeling the exhilaratlon
of our glorious climate. The visitors were
greatly pleased with the reception they re-
ceived in Sacramento and seemed 10th to
leave. As they crowded the platforms OF
the cars with those nice round stomachs
full of Sacramento fruit and other refresh
ments, they had an exceedingly good ma
tured appearance, and their responses to
the cheers of the Sacramentans showed
that they desired to express as loudly as
possible their friendship for the residents
of the Capital City. At 4 P. NJ. the
Captain White, of the San Francisco Fire
Patrol, was the escort of the Vets to the
Bay. They were sent off with cheers and
God-bless-yous in great number.
Among the guests are G. B. Donelly, Thos-
Leavy and James Leavy, who are the only
ones present who were members OF Senator
Broderick's old company, Howard " Red
Rover" No. 81. They will be the first to
place wreaths of flowers at the foot of his
monument at San Francisco.
W. B. Dunely, of the vets, is one Of the
oldest firemen of the lot. He is President
of the City Club, which includes ex-mem-
bers of Americas, No. 6 e. Big 6 'O. OF
that company he was foreman from 1856 to
1862. The members of Americas and the
City Club are w. B. Dunely. Daniel Garvey,
Fitzpatrick, Thos. c. Avery, John Dawson
David T. Lynch, George o. Baker. John A.
Dunn. 2. P. Pulls, Abram Straight. They
keep headquarters at 253 Bowery, and say
that if any Sacramento Exempts ever come
to New York it will be held an insult to
fail to visit them. The club badge is a
tigers head in a circlet closed with a leaf,
and capped by scroll with the club in
scription. President Dunely declares that
he has never missed an excursion of the
vets, and that never before have they been
more sincerely and frankly greeted and en-
tertained, and with as little formality and
as much open-handedness and Old-tine
cordially as in Sacramento. Among the
guests also was ex-Chief Engineer J. P
Proat, of the Yonkers Fire Department. In
their association with our people the New
York Exempts proved themselves to be
gentlemen, men of keen observant powers,
and good judgment as to people. They are
not men to be q pumped full of exaggera-
ton. They listen well, and when they
comment on the statements and claims of
California, their remarks are of the plain
speaking order, and are not disguised.
They proved to be men very easy to become
acquainted with, intelligent, straightfor-
ward, and wholly manly